HISTORIC CITY NEWS

Johnson refuses life in prison offer

Taking his chances and claiming in open court to know his options, 27 year old David Rama Johnson refused Assistant State Attorney Chris France’ offer that could spare his life if convicted in the capital murder trial pending before the St. Johns County Circuit Court.

Public Safety

Area debt collector fined $1.3 Million

According to information obtained from Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum’s website and records published by the Duval County Clerk of Court, Circuit Court Judge L. Haldane Taylor has ordered a Jacksonville resident and his debt collection agency to pay $1.3 million in restitution and civil penalties for violating Florida and Federal collections laws.

Business

St. Augustine News – Historic City Media

Local news from St. Augustine should come from St. Augustine. The major, traditional print media in town relies heavily on wire service stories, even on the editorial and opinions pages. The broadcast media lacks the local interaction. Historic City Media through it’s website at www.historiccity.com gives us both; local news from a local perspective and…

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Community

Will Nassau take our landfill waste?

For the past three years, there has been an ongoing dispute between the City of St. Augustine, the state Department of Environmental Protection and some local activists — with Ed Slavin as well as Tony and Judith Seraphin at the forefront. Slavin, who is sometimes credited with uncovering the violation of state Department of Environmental…

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Government

Library Extension Service brings Bookmobile

Beginning in April, the Bookmobile will bring library materials and programming to the World Golf Village and Palencia areas. Every other Monday beginning April 7th the Bookmobile will be in the Publix shopping center off International Golf Parkway from 9 am to noon. Also, beginning April 9th, the Bookmobile will be available at the Palencia…

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Government

Pet Adoption Event scheduled

The St. Johns County Division of Animal Control announced that a Pet Adoption Event is scheduled for April 19 at the Starbucks on County Road 210. The Sertoma Club Thrift Shop off U.S. 1 South will donate all its proceeds from April 27 to the Pet Center.

Avenue “D” nears completion

Won’t be long now. The finishing touches are being completed to Avenue “D” Extension at it’s new intersection with U.S. 1 North; across from the Madeira sales office.

Community

Big brother: Traffic Cameras

I’ve read several articles and witnessed the installation of traffic cameras in surrounding areas and have to wonder if traffic surveillance cameras are not inevitable in our future. Last week, red light cameras were activated at six heavily trafficked Palm Coast intersections.

Community